by Kristin Kladstrup (Author), Matt Tavares (Illustrator)
"Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
It's Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother have left pirate gingerbread men for Santa. Jim's favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie step-taps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate crew and rescue them from that mysterious character he's heard about: a cannibal named Santa Claus. This masterfully illustrated tale, sparkling with all the excitement of a pirate adventure, is a new holiday classic.
Author Biography
Kristin Kladstrup is also the author of the middle-grade novel The Book of Story Beginnings. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
Matt Tavares is the illustrator of
Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport;
Jack and the Beanstalk, retold by E. Nesbit;
Iron Hans by Stephen Mitchell;
Over the River and Through the Wood; and
'Twas the Night Before Christmas. He is also the author-illustrator of
There Goes Ted Williams, Henry Aaron's Dream, Oliver's Game, Mudball, and
Zachary's Ball. He lives in Ogunquit, Maine.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.6 x 7.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 11, 2012
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Gingerbread Pirates
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
